All-Day Saturday & Sunday

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Betty Biodiesel

The Green Kids' Zone is hosted by Betty Biodiesel, the attainable sustainable eco superhero. Beety Biodiesel will share her stories and environmental wisdom all weekend. She's a sunny character with tons of eco-smarts, so come hang out and say hello!

Face Painting with Jenuine

Is it a tree? Is it a butterfly? No, it’s Green Kids in disguise, with face painting from talented local artist, Jen Barker (a.k.a Jenuine)!

Trash Mash-Up

Trash Mash-Up is a collaborative community art project. Using disposable materials, collected before they enter the waste-stream, participants construct “maskostumes,” original pageant masks inspired by traditions from around the world!

Artterro Bookmark Making Project

Use some of Artterro’s natural materials to design a one-of-a-kind piece of art – a marvelous bookmark of your very own to aid in your reading adventures!

Seed Planting

Plant, decorate and take home your own Green Festival seedling

Family Comfort Zone sponsored by Holistic Moms Network

Changing tables, nursing station and a quiet area for children.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Life-Size Characters

Keep an eye out for a life-size Laysan albatross puppet on the festival floor. Made by Chris Green of Chris Green Kinetics, this inspirational art piece composed of all repurposed materials is brought to you by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Have a photo taken with our albatross and take a pledge to conserve the oceans.

Lady Bug Jane

Catch Lady Bug Jane on the festival floor for photo opportunities and plenty of bug hugs!

Saturday

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12:00 pm

Dr. Pete the Singing Scientist

“Do as you Otter” with Dr. Pete the Singing Scientist! Join guitar-pickin’ Dr. Weiss and sing along to songs about marine life, Earth Day, commuting by bike, and using solar ovens.

2:00 pm

Pachas Pajamas (Presented by Balance Edutainment)

Pacha is a little girl with big dreams. One night, the animals and plants on her new pajamas come alive! Entering the dream as a small gorilla, she comes upon an unlikely group of critters who are feeling sad about the ways their home has been harmed by un-thoughtful humans…

3:00 pm

Science Experiments with Dr. Pete, the Singing Scientist

Enjoy Hands-on chemistry and physics experiments using household ingredients, taught by the Singing Scientist, Peter Weiss. Discover the magic of science and create some interesting surprises, while learning about important environmental issues like climate change.

4:00 pm

Simon Says: “Lets Stop Climate Change!” (Presented by Hippo Works)

Features the animated Hippo Works gang on an “edutaining” adventure that illuminates important environmental topics and eco-habits. [English/Español]

Sunday

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12:00 pm

Banana Slug String Band

Join the Slugs, "Airy" Larry Graff, Doug "Dirt" Greenfield, "Solar" Steve Van Zandt and "Marine" Mark Nolan for a musical adventure to learn the “FUN-damentals of science and ecology.”

1:00 pm

Global Exchange Fair Trade Sweet Smarts - All About Chocolate!

Experience the fun of Sweet Smarts and find out how kids have the power to help end poverty, child labor and environmental destruction from the cocoa industry.

2:00 pm

Henrietta Cluck-Cluck, Green Super Chicken

Join Henrietta Cluck-Cluck as she embarks on a journey to save her animal friends. This interactive story provides fun green lessons for kids.

3:00 pm

Simon Says: “Lets Stop Climate Change!” (Presented by Hippo Works)

Features the animated Hippo Works gang on an “edutaining” adventure that illuminates important environmental topics and eco-habits. [English/Español]